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NASA stakeholders discuss the potential for technologies supporting astronauts' mental health and cognitive functioning during a mission.
Downing Ventures led the round with participation from Tern PLC, Epic Private Equity and Brighteye Ventures.
Therapeutic VR's efficacy is established — time to tackle practical implementation, scaling, payment
At last week's Connected Health Conference, a panel of VR evangelists turned their eyes toward the bigger hurdles facing VR's potential for success within healthcare.
The funding will also support further development of the technology and new staff hires.
Positive data from the pragmatic study is the clearest evidence yet that in-hospital therapeutic VR could be effective in a live deployment, according to researchers.
Not only can augmented reality and virtual reality help patients better understand their condition, but the technologies can help train residents in different approaches to surgery, says Tristan van Doormaal, a neurosurgeon at UMC Utrecht in the Netherlands.
The company exclusively announced to MobiHealthNews its plans to create a tool kit for providers, payers and pharmas.
The interactive VR experience lets patients see how continued therapy could keep their white blood cells intact to fend off infections.
Dr. Robert Louis, director at Hoag, and Danielle Collins, chief experience officer at EMPOWER360, discuss how virtual reality technology can bridge the gap between the knowledge of the patient and the knowledge of physician.
Health insurance companies have struggled to keep pace with global digitisation, but if they are to compete with an advancing battalion of disruptors, they need to mobilise coherent digital strategies now – and take the lead in building a new digital ecosystem.